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ICE HOCKEY
Red Devils
rout Swarm
THE Botany Swarm endured a gloomy double-
header against the Canterbury Red Devils on the
weekend, losing 3-6 and 2-8 at home.
Botany were behind from the first minute of the
opening match on Saturday which was a sign of
things to come.
An equaliser by Oliver Hay soon after was as
close as the Swarm got to a lead in either match.
The second period ended with the defending
champion Red Devils ahead 5-1.
In a rare bright spot, the Swarm won the final
period 2-1 with goals to Garrett Ferguson and
Brandon Contratto.
KC Ball and Andrew Hay scored in the
heavy loss in the follow-up match on
Sunday.
After six matches, the Swarm are
second-last on the five-team
standings, with one win.
The Southern Stampede
are leading having played
two extra games, followed
by Canterbury and West
Auckland.
The Swarm
face their cross-
town rivals in the
Auckland derby
this weekend at
Paradice Avondale.
BEACHLANDS Maraetai’s
premier men’s team have
maintained their second
place on the conference league
table after a goalless draw
against Bucklands Beach AFC on
Saturday.
The conditions at Rogers Park
weren’t ideal, with a bitterly cold
wind gusting through. But, the
perfect playing surface made it
possible to execute good passing
football.
Bucklands Beach started
strong, dominating early
exchanges, but failed to
create clear-cut goal scoring
opportunities.
After 20 minutes, BMAFC got a
foot-hold in the game, creating
three gilt edged opportunities
that should have given them
the lead going into the break.
The second half was played
at a frenetic pace with both
sides displaying great football,
creating three or four chances at
either end. But both defences did
enough to ensure a clean sheet.
Coach Paul Stephens made a
couple of substitutions, with Reid
Szopa replacing Mark Giles, Jonny
Rist coming on for Caid Szopa
and Shane Dalton taking over
from James Gibbs.
The fresh legs of the subs
made a positive impact, their
energy and ability ensured
they were instantly up to
the pace of the game.
With the clock ticking,
Dalton had the last chance to
claim the three points with a left-
footed shot, but his strike
went straight to the
keeper.
BBAFC then had
the visitors on the
back foot in a nail-
biting final three minutes with
two chances that flashed past
keeper Oswaldo Rodriguez’s far
post.
Overall, based on both team’s
performances, a draw was a fair
reflection of the game.
Man of the match was awarded
to Eric Schlaffer after the
defender was asked to step up by
boss Stephens.
“He’d been a little off his
game of late, but I asked
him to be a beast
this week, and he
delivered with
a committed,
disciplined and
aggressive
performance,”
says the
BMAFC
coach.
Stephens now
has his sights set
on strengthening their
position on the league table,
and warns his men there will be
a tough selection process ahead
of the weekend’s fixture.
“ This coming weekend brings
a big opportunity at home to
extend our positioning in second
place.
“At this point we have a full
group to select from, so it’s going
to mean disappointment for
some squad members as I can
only use 14 players for the match.”
The next match is against
Unimount Bohemian Celtic at
2.45pm on Saturday at Te Puru
Park.
BMAFC’s division one women’s
team were up against league
leaders Eastern Suburbs at Te
Puru on Sunday.
BMAFC were 1-0 down at half-
time after a cross by the visitors
found the top corner of the net in
the 20th minute.
But, the home side fought back
in the second half when an early
goal by Sophie Ruka evened the
score line.
The youngster got on the end
of a through ball, rounded the
keeper, and slotted it into the net.
Coach Janine Ross was
delighted with the performance
after a heavy defeat the last time
both teams met.
“I was really proud of the girls
out there today. Turning it around
from a 5-0 drumming to a 1-1
draw is fantastic.
“Our young players stepped
up, their pace made a difference
and our experienced players had
a top game; our defence was
outstanding.
“It really gives me confidence
in the team we are building here.”
The men’s reserves lost 3-5 to
top-of-the-table BBAFC reserves.
Goal scorers were George
Barrett, Matt Henney and Jake
Webb.
BMAFC’s Eric Schlaffer uses his head
against Bucklands Beach.
Photo supplied / claudetherond.com
FOOTBALL
Chances go begging
against Bucklands Beach AFC on
The conditions at Rogers Park
weren’t ideal, with a bitterly cold
wind gusting through. But, the
perfect playing surface made it
possible to execute good passing
After 20 minutes, BMAFC got a
foot-hold in the game, creating
three gilt edged opportunities
that should have given them
the lead going into the break.
The second half was played
at a frenetic pace with both
sides displaying great football,
creating three or four chances at
either end. But both defences did
enough to ensure a clean sheet.
Coach Paul Stephens made a
couple of substitutions, with Reid
Szopa replacing Mark Giles, Jonny
Rist coming on for Caid Szopa
and Shane Dalton taking over
made a positive impact, their
keeper.
BBAFC then had
the visitors on the
back foot in a nail-
Overall, based on both team’s
performances, a draw was a fair
reflection of the game.
Man of the match was awarded
to Eric Schlaffer after the
defender was asked to step up by
boss Stephens.
“He’d been a little off his
game of late, but I asked
him to be a beast
this week, and he
delivered with
a committed,
disciplined and
aggressive
Stephens now
has his sights set
on strengthening their
position on the league table,
and warns his men there will be
a tough selection process ahead
of the weekend’s fixture.
“ This coming weekend brings
a big opportunity at home to
extend our positioning in second
place.
“At this point we have a full
group to select from, so it’s going
to mean disappointment for
BMAFC’s Eric Schlaffer uses his head
against Bucklands Beach.
Photo supplied / claudetherond.com
Andrew Hay
Photo supplied